OSCE MINSK GROUP REPRESENTATIVES TO VISIT REGION SOON: AMERICAN CO-CHAIR

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May 15 2009
Azerbaijan

All three co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group will visit region in a
couple of weeks, U.S. Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Matthew Bryza
told Trend News over telephone.

"Possibly we will pay a visit to the region together with the co-chairs
soon. Bu we have not fixed exact time," Bryza said.

Bryza said he may follow French Co-Chair Bernard Fassier, who is in
Azerbaijan at the moment, very soon.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed
forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including
the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts. Azerbaijan
and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of
the OSCE Minsk Group – Russia, France, and the U.S. – are currently
holding the peace negotiations.